Science Bulletin Articles

Future changes in annual precipitation extremes over Southeast Asia under global warming of 2°C
Keywords:

Future changes · Multi-model ensemble · Precipitation Extremes · SEACLID/CORDEX-SEA · Southeast Asia

Future changes in annual precipitation extremes over Southeast Asia under global warming of 2°C

This article provides detailed information on projected changes in annual precipitation extremes over Southeast Asia under global warming of 2°C based on the multi-model simulations of the Southeast Asia Regional Climate Downscaling/Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment Southeast Asia (SEACLID/CORDEX-SEA). Four indices of extreme precipitation are considered: annual total precipitation (PRCPTOT), consecutive dry days (CDD), frequency...

Tangang, F., Supari, S., Chung, J., Cruz, F., Salimun, E., Ngai, S., . . . Hein-Griggs, D. (2018). Future changes in annual precipitation extremes over Southeast Asia under global warming of 2°C. APN Science Bulletin, 8(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2018.436

The rise and flaws of green growth
Keywords:

Capitalism · Ecological modernization · Environmental Kuznets Curve · Green growth · Neoclassical economics

The rise and flaws of green growth

Green growth has gained ground in environmental governance deliberations and policy proposals in the last decades. It was initially presented as a fresh and innovative agenda centred on the deployment of engineering sophistication, managerial acumen, and market mechanisms to redress the environmental and social derelictions of the existing development model. But can the green growth...

Mathai, M., Puppim de Oliveira, J., & Dale, G. (2018). The rise and flaws of green growth. APN Science Bulletin, 8(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2018.359

A framework for water security assessment at basin scale
Keywords:

Basin-scale analysis · DPSIR framework · Indicator-based methodology · Water security assessment · Water security index

A framework for water security assessment at basin scale

The objective of this study was to develop an operational water security assessment framework for basin-scale analysis using an indicator-based methodology. Because operationalization of water security enhancement will require a bottom-up approach, the study considered basin-scale analysis instead of the traditional national-scale analyses. The DPSIR (Driving Forces-Pressures-State-Impact-Response) framework was used to identify the pertinent driving...

Babel, M., & Shinde, V. (2018). A framework for water security assessment at basin scale. APN Science Bulletin, 8(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2018.342

Using a participatory-based toolkit to build resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change impacts in rural India: A new paradigm shift for rural communities in the Himalaya
Keywords:

Adaptive capacity · Climate change · Himalaya · IAP Toolkit · Resilience

Using a participatory-based toolkit to build resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change impacts in rural India: A new paradigm shift for rural communities in the Himalaya

The Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau, also known as the Water Tower of Asia, has the highest mountains and glaciers in the world. Meltwater from this huge reserve feeds some of Asia’s major river basins. Changing monsoon patterns, more extreme weather events and continued melting of glaciers have long-term implications for the region’s water, energy and food security....

Heath, L., Tiwari, P., Sadhukhan, B., Tiwari, S., Joshi, B., Ailikun, . . . Yan, J. (2018). Using a participatory-based toolkit to build resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change impacts in rural India: A new paradigm shift for rural communities in the Himalaya. APN Science Bulletin, 8(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2018.292

Benefits and costs of risk insurance in selected countries of Asia
Keywords:

Agriculture · Benefits · Climate change adaptation · Costs · Disaster risk reduction · Risk insurance

Benefits and costs of risk insurance in selected countries of Asia

Several risk insurance initiatives have been implemented at the grassroots level for reducing the vulnerability of communities to natural disasters. Despite these efforts, the penetration of risk insurance in developing Asia is poor compared to many developed countries due to several barriers that this sector is facing and the cost of insurance premiums is an...

Prabhakar, S., Pereira, J., Bakar, A., Solomon, D., Pulhin, J., & Cummins, J. (2018). Benefits and costs of risk insurance in selected countries of Asia. APN Science Bulletin, 8(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2018.265

Towards new weather and climate baselines for assessing weather and climate extremes, impacts and risks
Keywords:

Climate · Data recovery · Dynamical reconstructions · Historic weather · Reanalyses

Towards new weather and climate baselines for assessing weather and climate extremes, impacts and risks

This project’s goal has been to work with Southeast Asian institutions, archives, agencies and National Meteorological Services (NMS) to build capacities for improving and extending historical instrumental, documentary and palaeo databases of Southeast Asian weather and climate. The work plan comprised research into and cataloging sources of historical weather observations in archives and repositories globally...

Williamson, F., Allan, R., & D’arrigo, R. (2017). Towards new weather and climate baselines for assessing weather and climate extremes, impacts and risks. APN Science Bulletin, 7(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2017.179

Towards an integrated approach to urban resilience assessment
Keywords:

Assessment framework · Climate change · Disaster risk management · Mixed-methods approach · Structured interview matrix · Urban resilience

Towards an integrated approach to urban resilience assessment

As climate change advances, more cities across the world are coming to realize the essential need for resilience-oriented planning. This article summarizes findings of a research project on developing tools and indicators for assessing urban resilience. A mixed-methods approach is taken to investigate various issues related to development and implementation of integrated resilience assessment tools....

Sharifi, A., & Yamagata, Y. (2017). Towards an integrated approach to urban resilience assessment. APN Science Bulletin, 7(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2017.182

The International Conference on Regional Climate — CORDEX 2016
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Added Value · CORDEX · Impact and Adaptation · International Conference on Regional Climate · Vulnerability

The International Conference on Regional Climate — CORDEX 2016

The project, which facilitated the attendance, interaction, and training of early-career scientists from developing nations in the Asia-Pacific region at the International Conference on Regional Climate – CORDEX 2016 (ICRC-CORDEX 2016) was a great success. The conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden 17-20 May 2016, was jointly organized by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institution and...

Lake, I., Kang, H., Tangang, F., Gutowski, W., Lee, B., Kjellström, E., & Langendijk, G. (2017). The International Conference on Regional Climate — CORDEX 2016. APN Science Bulletin, 7(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2017.192

Barriers, needs and potential solutions to reducing vulnerability to global environment change for least developed countries in the Asia-Pacific Region
Keywords:

Asia-Pacific least developed countries · Capacity building · Climate extremes · Global environmental change · Indigenous knowledge · Marine and coastal zone management

Barriers, needs and potential solutions to reducing vulnerability to global environment change for least developed countries in the Asia-Pacific Region

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face a myriad of challenges, such as extreme poverty and immense pressure on natural resources that increase vulnerability to all forms of hazards. A synthesis on Global Environmental Change (GEC) and Sustainable Development in LDCs conducted in 12 Asia Pacific LDCs, built capacity and facilitated the integration of cross-scale information from...

Miyan, M.A., Kuruppu, N., Dube, O.P., Rahman, M.A., Dewan, T., Willie, R., & Miah, S. (2017). Barriers, needs and potential solutions to reducing vulnerability to global environment change for least developed countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. APN Science Bulletin, 7(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2017.108

Coastal forest management in the face of global change: Experience of four Asian countries
Keywords:

Coastal forest management · Disaster · Indigenous knowledge · Mitigation

Coastal forest management in the face of global change: Experience of four Asian countries

The cross-country study examined community-based coastal forest management and policies on how integrating coastal forest management with human settlement planning and local livelihoods needs can strengthen community resilience towards climate change impacts confounded with other global changes like land use-land cover change, biological invasion and loss of biodiversity and economic globalization and planetary changes like...

Liang, L., Yiu, E., Camacho, L., Gevaña, D., Oo, T., Sein, C., . . . Nagata, A. (2017). Coastal forest management in the face of global change: Experience of four Asian countries. APN Science Bulletin, 7(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2017.70